Code Talker Review

Who is the protagonist of Code Talker?

• The Uncle

• Kii Yazhi

• Marisela

• The grandfather

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What important fact does the reader find out about the narrator in the section "Listen My Grandchildren"?

• The narrator has grandchildren

• The narrator was a Navajo Code Talker during World War 2

• The narrator was on a medal

• The narrator traveled a lot when he was young

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The code talkers invented a code that was never broken by the enemy.

• True
• Falst

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Why did the United States military use codes?

• To help put the airplanes in order.
• To help forecast the weather.
• To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.
• To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.

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Why didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers?

• They all died in the war.
• The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.
• The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.
• No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.

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What was the significance of the trip Ned took from Fort Defiance to Fort Wingate?

• This was the same path taken during the Navajo Long Walk.
• This path was blessed by the gods.
• This path was cursed.
• This path was filled with dangerous spies that killed Marines on the way.

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Because Ned learned that Georgia Boy couldn't read, Ned realized:

• White men are stupid.
• He finally had someone to treat harshly like he had been.
• White men are not born knowing everything.
• Navajo are better than white men.

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Upon Ned's return from the war, what did he realize about America?

• Many people were still fighting the war against Japan.
• The American people were still prejudiced against non-white people.
• Americans were very grateful for the service of the Navajos.
• The American people respected the Marines more than any other military branch. 

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What was the result of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

• Millions of people died immediately.
• Japan surrendered to America.
• The Emperor fled Japan.
• FDR surrendered to Japan.

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What did the American flag on Mount Suribachi symbolize to most of the Marines?

• It symbolized hope of winning the island.
• It symbolized the blood, sweat, and tears that had been lost on the island.
• It symbolized the destruction of the Japanese on the island. 
• It symbolized the end of the war.

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